GRE Word List
ENIGMA
something hard to understand or explain
The meaning of the word enigma is something hard to understand or explain.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| equable | marked by lack of variation or change : uniform |
| charlatan | quack |
| vestige | a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost |
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |
| sextant | an instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude) |
| estimable | capable of being estimated |
| disaffected | discontented and resentful especially against authority : rebellious |
| abscission | the act or process of cutting off : removal |
| veer | to change direction or course |
| coeval | of the same or equal age, antiquity, or duration |